Front Office Chat: 7/3/26
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Anthony Franco
4:20
Larnach has the extra year of arb control but they should still dangle him for bullpen help with their upper minors outfield glut
4:24
Pretty much with you on everything here. They should trade Ryan but won't if they're still this close in a month. Bell doesn't move the needle either way. Jeffers might bring back an upper level rotation prospect who they could use in relief short term in the Kendry Rojas mold
Chris
4:24
Will the mets trade Lindor?
Anthony Franco
4:24
Nah
Brewer Fan
4:25
At what point is Christian Yelich not worth a roster spot? I know probably not there yet but... yikes he's sinking fast.
Anthony Franco
4:26
Obviously they're not cutting him but the power has evaporated lately so it wouldn't surprise me if they end up ILing him for a few weeks at some point
4:28
The back's probably going to be a recurring thing for the rest of his career, flared up for a few games in May. Between Vaughn and Bauers they can easily cover DH for a little while to give Yelich a break
Duffy
4:28
Which player(s) under significant team control should the Red Sox consider moving for a maximum return?
Anthony Franco
4:30
Does there need to be one? I guess Garrett Whitlock if you want a long shot guy who someone might blow them away on
4:31
Duran's obvious but that's not maximum return at this point. I'm not trading Tolle or Rafaela
Joseph
4:31
If you were GM of the Nats, would you trade CJ Abrams at the deadline?
Anthony Franco
4:34
I think so, assuming I'm getting multiple top 100 prospects -- ideally at least one pitcher who has a top-of-the-rotation ceiling. But I also recognize that's a lot easier to say from the outside than it is to actually do as a first-year GM when the team's competitive for the first time in six years
Alright we're beyond 90 minutes so I'm going to wrap up here
4:35
Happy to take anything else on X @affranco10 as always. Steve's always looking for questions for the weekly mailbag so you can send questions into "mlbmailbag@traderumors.com" as well. He obviously goes into a lot more detail on those than we have time for in the chats
4:37
He'll be back for a chat on Monday and we'll do one next week, might be a slight schedule change because I'm planning to take off next Friday
4:38
Thanks as always for all the questions and the holiday wishes! Have a great weekend and Happy 4th to you as well!
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